Leaf-holder.



PATENTED SEPT. 12, 1905.

T. R. EDDY.

LEAP HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 23,1904.

- Illinois, have invented certain new and-useful the character referredto having abaseor back ii'nrrnn STATES THOMAS a. EDDY,

PATENT OFFICE.

Leas-Homes.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1: 2 1905.

Application filed May 23,1904. Serial 130. 269,282-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS R. EDDY, of

Chicago, in the county of Cook'and State of Improvements inLeaf-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to leaf-holders, and

member with apivotally-mounted spring-ad tuated holding-jaw thereuponand a cover member hinged upon said jaw between its holding edge andhinge and operable to open said jaw, to providein. such a holder ahold-' ing-jaw havinga biting edge engagement with the base and a covermember. hingedthereto at a point removed from the edge to permit the useof the edge for tearing purposes, and

to provide improvements in'details of con-.

struction and arrangement tending to produce a very convenient, durable,and cheap holder" of the character referred to.

To the above ends theinvention consists in the matters hereinafterdescribed and will be readily understood from the following de;scription, reference being bad to theaccom-\ Referring to the drawings,1 designates a back or base member. turned up slightly at its rear edgeand] having mounted a cylindrical roll 2, mounted upon each end of whichis a washer-like member 3. Around each end of said cylindric roll 2,adjacent the washer-like member, is a coiled spring 4, one end of eachcoil'turning downwardly through said base member and secured thereto byriveting or otherwise, as indicated at 5, while the other endof eachcoil turns upwardly adjacent the washer-like ends of said roll andextending toward each other merge into a loop or bail 6 parallel withsaid roll. in other words, the bail terminates at its ends incoil-springs around the ends of the roll and has its ends passed throughthe base member and riveted or secured thereto, as indicated at 5, saidbail and coiled springs beingcomposed 7 designatesaclamping member orjawhaving a curved rear edge which overlies said cylindric roll andthecoils of the springs in the manner shown in Fig. 2 and underlies thebail of the springs, said jaw being provided at its edges with notches7', Fig. 1, so that the lifting of the jaw tends to tension the.

spring as well as to wind it up slightly around said-roll. The frontedge of said jaw Tex tends forwardly and turns downwardly, as shown in@Fig. 2, terminating in a biting edge 8, which edgemay be formed withteeth or downwarfdly firmly holds'said jaw edge in contact with the baseor back or with the leaves placed thereunder. 9 designates a covermember hinged uponthe forward portion of said jaw. between the. bitingedge andthe roll or bail, as clearly indicated inFig. 2-, said hingecomprising a zwire or pintle 10, extending through aloop 11, formed inthe rear edge of the cover m'emberand having its ends turned downwardlythrough said jaw member and riveted to a stifiening-strip 12 on theunder sideof said jaw memben. 'It will thusbeseen thatthe'cover membercan be readily thrown back out off the way of the biting edge of the'1jaw andthat'the-leaves can be torn from'the holder, if desired, or beused right up to the edge of the jaw without interference by the coveror cover-hinge. It will also be seen that the cover memberwhen turnedback, as.

in Fig. 2, serves as a lever to .open said jaw for the insertion orremoval of the leaves, 9

said jaw turning upon said roll and springs, the rear curved portionthereof overlapping withthe upturned rear edge of the back or basemember 1.

This construction forms a smooth rear edge to the holder, only theoverlapping edges of the jaw member and the base member being visible,while on the upper surfaceof the holder only the wire bail 6 andthehingeof the cover member are visible, the bottom being perfectlysmooth, or, if deloo It is obvious thatalterations and modificaa tionsin details of' construction and arrangea ment can be made withoutdeparting from the j spirit of the invention, and I do not, therefore,

limit theinvention to the details shown and described except in so faras said details are made the subjectof specificclaims.

'I claim-as my invention 1. A loose-leaf holder comprising a base orback member having its rear edge turned upwardly, a jaw member havingits rear edge turned downwardly, said upturned and'downturned edgesoverlapping each other, 'a'coiled spring interposed between said baseand jaw members adjacent the rear edges thereof and operativelyconnected with both members, and a cylindrical member through saidcoiled spring and provided at each end with washer.- like heads toprevent lateral relative movement of said members.

2. A loose-leaf holder com prising in combination, a back member,-a jawmember, a spoollike memberinterposed between said members adjacent therear edges thereof, a coiled spring upon said spool-like member andhaving por tions connected respectively with said back and jaw membersand operating to holdsaid members together in operative position, and

acover member hinged upon said jaw memf ber in the rear of thebitingedge thereof;

3. in a loose-leaf holder, a base member having a curved upturnedcontinuous rear edge,

a holding member having a curved downturned rear edge adapted to overlieand obscure the upturned edge of said base member,

I means holding said base member and-said holdingmemberyieldingly'together, and a cover and said holding member andoperating to hold said members yieldingly together for the purposedescribed.

5. A loose-leaf holder, comprising a base member provided with a curved,upturned rear edge, a holding member provided with a curved downturnedrear edge overlapping and moving upon said upturned base member, a

spool-like member mounted concentrically in the curved portions of saidoverlapping members, a'ooiled spring around said spool-like member andsecured to said base member and said holding member and operating-tohold said members yieldingly together, and'a cover member hinged uponsaid holding member, substantially as described.

. THOMAS R. EDDY.

Witnesses:

H. B, SHA'ITUOK,

, ALBERT H; GRAVES.

